Card attachment.



J. E. RALPH. CARD ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION FILED APR. 4, 1907. RENEWED APR. 23, 1909.

Patented Nov. 23, 1909.

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UNITED PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH E. Ber en, or NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

CARD ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented NOV. 23, 1909- Application filed April 4, 1907, Serial No. 366,4t) 9L Renewed April 23, 1909. Serial in. 491,850.

To all wlzom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH E. BALPH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have .invented certain new and useful Improvements in Card Attachments; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full; clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it -apper-' tains to make and use the same.

This invention relatesto' attachments for cards and similar articles, and has for an object to provide a device especially and peculiarly adapted for use in conjunction with the card index system forming the subject-matter of a pending application, Serial Number 299,051, filed Feb. l, 1906, and allowed Nov. 28,1906, although the device herein shown may be employed for other A further object of the invention is to provide a card having an edge formed for engagement with bearing or supporting members 'removably and a'djustably attached thereto for supporting the card from the under side or suspending it from the upper side.

A further object of the invention is to provide a bearing member having means for engagement with a plurality of openings or recesses formed adjacent the edge and claimed. v I In the dr'awings: Figure 1 is a view in of the card and with other means for removably securing the bearing. member in such openings;

A further object of the invention is toprovide a bearing member having means for insertion within an opening spaced from the edge of a card and with means for engaging the card at or adjacent the edge for securing the bearing member thereon;

With these and other objects in view, the invention comprises certain novel constructions combinations and arrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described side elevation of one embodiment of the present invention shown attached to aca-rd.

Fig. 2is a view in side elevation of the am bodiments shown at'Fig. 1 seen from the reverse side-detached from a card. Flg. 3

is a View in edge elevation of the form of bearing member shown at Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 4 is a view in side elevation of a differ- .ent embodiment of the present invention shown attached to a card. Fig. 5.is a view in edge elevation of the embodiment of the invention shown at Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a bodiment of the invention shown attached to a card. Fig. 10 is a view in edge elevation of the embodiment of the invention shown at Fig. 9. Fig. 11 is a view in side elevation of a different embodiment of the invention. Fig. 121s aviewin edge eleva-' tion of the. embodiment. of the invention shown at 11. Fig. 13 is a viewin sideelevation of one of the elements'of the embodiment shown at Figs. 11 and 12,- Fig. 14 is a view in side elevation of another embodiment of the invention shown attached to a card. Fig. 15 is a view in edge elevation of the embodiment shown at Fig. 14:, and seen on arrow-15 of Fig. 1 1. Fig. 16 is a view in side elevation of another embodiment of the iflventio nl shown attached toa card. Fig. 17 is a view in edge elevationof the embodiment of the invention shown at Fig. 16. p

7 Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts througho'ut'the several Views.

/ The invention forming the subject-matter of this application comprises. in various embodiments a bearing member adapted to be secured at various points along the side of a card'and to support the card at any,-of

such points from the under side or to sus-- pend the card from the upper side.

AtFig. 1 the card 20 shown provided any of such points at ,form, and here shown as square. To conform to the embodiment of the bearing member shown at Figs. 1, 2 and 3 the card is also provided along the edge with notches or scallops22 each of said notches'or scallopsv being in aline'ment .with and correspondin 'to one of the openings 21.

The embodiment of the bearing member shown at Figs; 1, 2-and 3 comprises a plate 23 slitted as at 24 from one side s'to form three tongues, the outer two shown at 25 and a central one shownat 26. The outer tongues 25 are bent as at 27 to forin an angularly disposed shoulder 28, the reversely inclined sides \of which are adapted to engage the reversely inclined sides of the notches or scallops 22. By the'formation of the shoulder 28 the tongues 25 are consequently spaced from the tongue 26 which said tongue 26 is provided with a roll or 100 29 at its extremity proportioned and positioned to enga re within one of the openings 21 of the card andretain the bearing member in position upon the card. It will readily be seen that by forming the bearing member of resilient material the tongue 26 may be flexed and the curl 29 removed from the opening 22 to permit theremoval of the bearing member from the card and its emplacement within another'of the scallops and openings and its consequent adj ustment' upon the card.

As shown at Figs. 4 to 8 inclusive the bearing membeixcomprises a plate-30 having a shoulder or offset 31 intermediate its ends and with tongues32 formed adjacent one extremity and turned toward each other and spaced to permit the introduction of the ton ues 32 within oneof the openings 21 ofthe c rd. For use in connection with the embodiment of theinvention shown at Figs.

4 to 8 inclusive, the'notches on the edge of.

the card. are-formed as shown at-22 to en gage the shoulder 31 or" the bearing member. The 'bearing member is preferably provided adjacent the end opposite the tongues 32 with a T-head 33 to limit themovement of a keeper 34 slidably mounted thereon and maintained in position by means of fingers- 35 bent from the sides ofthe said keeper'34 and about and embracing the plate 30.

In the embodiment shown in .Figs. .4 to 8 inclusive the keeper 34 is slidably moved toward the 'T head 33 and the tongues 32 inserted within the openings 21 of the'card' whereupon with the shoulder 31 in engagementwit-h the notches 22 the keeper 34 is slidably moved'so that. the fingers 35 are in engagement with the shoulder 31 and --the edge of the card embraced between the keeper 34 and the off-set portion of the plate 20. It will readily be seen that by slidably moving the keeper 34 again toward" the T- head 33that the bearing member may be removed from the card and adjusted to another position.

mation of notches or scallops therein.

'Tn the embodiment shown at Fi s. 9 and 10,21 plate 36 is provided pre'fera ly with sponds in size and diameterto the shank 39 and tothe notches 22', so that the turn button 40 turned with its longitude transverse tothe plate 35,-the stud 38 and the shank 39 may be readily slipped into 'en gagement, respectively, with the openings 21 and the notches 22. When the stud 38 and tongue 39 are in such engagement the turn button 40 is turned so that its longitude is parallel with the longitude of the plate 36,- whereupon one end of the turn button engages the card and maintains the .bearing member in position.

At Figs. 11 12 and 13. is shown a modification employing a plate 42 having a plurality (of studs 43 adapted to engage an equal nun] ber of the openings 21 formed adjacent the edge of the card and with a shoulder 44 positioned to bear upon and engage the edge of the card either with or without the for- A turn button 45 isprovided pivoted upon the plate 42, as at 46, and may, if desired, be

provided with' a ring- 47 or other approved 4 means for suspending a card thereby, it being understood, however, that the addition of the ring to the turn button does not, to any degree, destroy its .identity as such button.

of studs or bosses 49 struck up from the plate and positioied to'engage a plurality of the openings 2 and preferably with the studs or bosses so spaced as to engage open-..

ings with one opening intervening as shown particularly at Fig. 14. The plate is also provided with studs 50 proportioned to engage and fit within the notches 22", at the edge of the card, and an elliptical opening 51 may be provided for various purposes and preferably is formed; witha boss 52 about the edge of the said opening 51 and with its upper curved end proportioned to fit and engage within one of the notches 22.v For engaging the card and maintaining the bean .ing member in positionthereon, a plurality of turn buttons 53 are preferably pivoted,

as at 54, so that by turning the said turn button 53, the bearing member comprised of the ang-7e plate 48 and associated parts maybe removed from the card and applied in another position.

In the embodiment shown at Figs. 16 and 17 the openings at and adjacent to the edge.

1 of the card are formed as single openingsinclined. sides of the openings 54 and preferably .with a stud 57 proportioned to fit and engage within the segmental portion of the opening 54. Upon the stud 57 a turn button 58 is pivoted, as at 59, and a bearing flange (S0 is preferablyturned at' the extremity of the plate 55- and in position to bear against the edge of the card 20. \Vhen the turn button 58- is turned at right angles to the position shown at Figs. 16 and 17, the end of the said turn button may be introduced and inserted through the circular portionv of the openings 54 and when the tongue 57 and flanges 56 are in engagement with the sides of the said openings the said turn button may be rotated one-fourth of a turn upon its plvot to' the position shown at Fig. 16 and to engage the card and maintain the bearing member in position thereupon.

' It will be noted that in allof the several embodiments employed a plate provided with means for engaging an opening spaced at a little distance from the edge'of the card as the main feature with an auxiliary element applied thereto and adapted to engage the card and maintain the plate portion in position. L i

As employed to supporta card in the index system described in the co-pending applicat-ion, above referred to, the supporting member is applied to the lower edge of the card with the lower end of the supporting obviously be employed either to support a card when attached to the lower side or to suspend a card when attached to theupper side, the opening;51 being in such place employed for the purpose ofengaging a nail or other supporting device. 7

What I claim is 1. In a device of theclass described, a plate, means provided upon the plate for engaging an opening, and means carriedby the plate and spaced from and movable relatlve to the engaging means.

2. a device of the class'described, a card provided with spaced openings ad acent its edge, and a supporting member provided with means for engaging an opening, 7

and with means for engaging the edge of the card. I j r In a device of the class described, the

combination with a card having spaced openings formed adjacentone edge, of a supporting member provided with means for engaging one of the spaced openings,

and means movable relative to the engaging means and adapted to engage one side of the I card.

combination with a card having spaced openings ad acent one edge, ofoa plate pro-.

at. In a device of the. class described,

vided with means for engaging one of the.

openings, and to position-the plate upon one side of the card, and means oif-set from the plate adapted and positioned to engage the opposite side of the card.

5. In a device ofthe class described, the co bination with a card having spaced openings formed adjacent one edge, of. a plate provided with means forlengaging one of the spaced openings, and means oif-set from and movable relativeto the plate, and

positioned to engage the opposite side of the card. (3. Ina device of the class described, the COD'lbllliLtlOll of a card having spaced openings adjacent one edge, of a plate proportioned for engagement with one side of the card and'having means for insertion within one of the'openings, and means ofi-set from and' movable relative to the plate, and posi tioned and adapted to. engage the opposite side of the card. V

7. In a device of the class described, the combination with a card provided with indentations along one edge, and with spaced openings adjacent thQ said edge, of a space \s 8. In a device of the class described, the combination with a card provided with spaced indentations formed along one edge of. thecard and with spaced opemng'form'ed adjacent thesaid edge, of. a plate adapted toen'gage onesideof the card, means formed upon the plate for engaging one of the spaced openings, means carried by the plate for engaging one of-the indentations, and means movable relative to the plate and adapted to engage the card and maintain the plate thereon. I

In a device of the class described,the combinationwith a card having indentations spaced along one ed e, and with openings adjacent the edge an spaced similar to ed to engage the card upon the oppositeside. Y

gage one-side of the card angfjrovided with in presence 0 two witnesses.

means for engaging one 0 the openings means carried by the plate adapted to engage SE H' the sides of the indentations, and means W1tnesses:

movable relative to the plate and adapted to j GEORGE C. RALPH,

engage the opposite side. of the card MAX'A. ERN.

the indentations, of a platewlclapted to en- In testimon" WhBIGOfI afllx' iny sign'ature" 

